Five minutes with . . . John Appleby

If spending on the NHS kept pace with economic growth its balance sheet would look healthier, says the chief economist at the King’s Fund

“Jeremy Hunt said in an interview with the Guardian on Monday1 that he thinks there should be more money for the NHS—after 2020 and dependent on the economy growing. Well, that’s great, but the economy’s growing now and is forecast to continue. All of the evidence is that the pressure has already …